JVC TT101 QL 10 PLINTH ISSUES

If the stock Victor's plinth was as good as the Denon DK-300 plinth i would keep it, but as far as i know the stock plinth is not that good. 

The best feet are pneumatic Audio-Technica AT-616, so you can level your tt and isolate it on pneumatic insulators. These feet are universal, they don't have to be screwed in the plinth, just put them under your plinth (they can support from 10 to 60kg). 

These feet are universal, they don’t have to be screwed in the plinth, just put them under your plinth (they can support from 10 to 60kg).

pity that they are rare to find, and your sales are overly expensive; when I can advise the Isoacoustics, the cost is economically bearable and they extend many pounds.

I'm not familiar with that table, but have a JVC QL-Y66F.  When I first got it, the plinth was picking up all kinds of airborne vibration and I couldn't turn it up very loud without getting woofer pumping and distortion. 

If yours also has a large hollow plinth, this may be helpful.

I put a few pounds of plastic-clay inside the plinth, mostly around the edge, but also in any large empty spaces on the bottom of the board.

I found some feet here:

mnpctech.com

The ones that fit my table were the LARGE TECHNICS SL-1200MK DJ Turntable RISER ANTI-SKID Silver Aluminum Pedestal Feet

They are well made and look a lot better and seem to work much better than the springy stock feet.  I did both mods at once, so I can't say for sure which was more impactful.

Check the thready size on your table and see if they fit, if not, they have other sizes available.

Doing these things made a substantial difference in playback and sound quality.  I can play it at the loudest levels I listen at and it is currently my main table.  

By the way, I would blame the persons who packed the turntable, not UPS, for the damage.  If done right, the QL10 should have arrived in undamaged condition.  For one thing, I would not ship with the dust cover in place on top of the plinth; that puts stress on the cover every time the box is dropped or mishandled.  Likewise, the feet should not be in direct contact with the bottom of the box. The weight of the plinth should be borne by the solid structure of the plinth itself.  And finally, I would remove the motor from the plinth entirely, ship in two separate boxes, ideally.  Anyway, it's too late for that.  Mine came from California in fine shape (to me in Maryland).  Of course, it then took me 3 years to find a person who could repair the electronics of the TT101 itself. (I bought it in "broken" condition for a low price.)

lewm

I would blame the persons who packed the turntable, not UPS, for the damage.

How can you assess responsibility without inspecting the package? Even the most carefully packaged shipment can suffer damage that results from a carrier's negligence.